Akatsuki

The Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer that was built at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal in 1930 and launched in 1932. The ship assisted in the Japanese conquests of 1941-1942, and she was sent to escort the carriers Zuiho and Unyo at Truk and in the Solomon Islands. On the night of 12-13 November 1942, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Akatsuki was heavily hit by American gunfire after illuminating USS Atlanta (CL-51), and she sank early in the action; only 18 out of 197 crew members survived the sinking.